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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Chicks on a Bonnet!

If you're a grandma, you likely recall the hat wearing era of the 1950s. To venture forth those years without one plopped atop the head was a fashion crime akin to leaving home bereft of shoes! Netted, jeweled, satin, velvet, pinned, and feathered - both mother and grandmother had hats galore, and I ached to reach the age where I could sport my own.

There was, however, an annual hat wearer's holiday inclusive of the youngest among us, and that, of course, was Easter. Arriving brimmed and be-ribboned for early morning Mass, my sisters and I primly perched upon our pews, peeking furtive glances at the finery amidst us. Oh, the records set those days in sins of pride and envy inside that holy place!

But I like hats, I will not lie, and hate to see them ousted!
Want to make a really, really cute one?

My fanciful salute to vintage years is a thrifty one as well. Basic hats hail from Dollar Tree! To those you'll add:

When my little ladies arrive for Easter dinner, I'll greet them with a hat, a cuddly stuffed bunny, and an escort to the kids' table....here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a cute lil chick a-chirpin'!

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Oh Joyce those girls are adorable!! I noticed them first of course..the bonnets are a complement to their beauty. You all look the same, LOL! Your daughters and grandgirls are quite the clone of you :)

Hello J, Your grand daughters are gorgeous in their lovely Easter hats ,you are so clever. Lovely post.Thank you for your kind and thoughtful words during my time of sadness is most appreciated. xxIt is most appreciated.

Just about the time I think you can't take it over the top 'again,' you do it. These hats on those beautiful girls are just too cute. They are even better than cute, they are beautiful. I can only imagine the fun you will have today. :-) I remember the hat and glove days. One Easter I was standing outside Church waiting to line up with my class ( remember those days), and there was a thread on my one of my gloves. I pulled that thread and was so mesmerized as it started going around my fingers, I kept pulling. Yep, there were my little fingers poking right out as the top and bottom of that glove just flapped in the breeze. Hysterical today, but not so funny then. :-) Have a blast with all those beautiful grands of yours. Enjoy every moment.

Good morning Joyce! I have been looking through your blog and your grand babies are just as beautiful as can be! And how they have grown. And these hats! So beautiful, I am pinning for next year. Now I am going to go look through more of your post and catch up on whats happening.